Red Sox 3-2 Rangers (Jul 28, 1979)

BOS

TEX

1

0

2

0

1

3

2

0

4

0

5

0

6

1

7

0

8

0

9

0

R

3

2

H

6

11

E

0

W: M. Torrez

L: D. Alexander

S: D. Drago

BOS

Team Stats

TEX

0

HR

1

3

R

2

6

H

11

0

SB

1

LOB

.214

AVG

.314

.303

OBP

.351

.250

SLG

.457

2.00

ERA

3.00

7

K

1

2

BB

4

Current Series

Red Sox

2

Rangers

11

Game 1

Final

Red Sox

1

Rangers

0

Game 2

Final

Red Sox

3

Rangers

2

Game 3

Final

1979 AL East

BOS TEX

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Orioles	102	57	.642
Brewers	95	66	.590	8.0
Red Sox	91	69	.569	11.5
Yankees	89	71	.556	13.5
Tigers	84	76	.525	18.5
Indians	81	80	.503	22.0
Blue Jays	53	109	.327	50.5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Angels	88	74	.543
Royals	85	77	.525	3.0
Rangers	83	79	.512	5.0
Twins	82	80	.506	6.0
White Sox	73	86	.459	13.5
Mariners	67	95	.414	21.0
Athletics	54	108	.333	34.0

Game Summary

The Texas Rangers couldn't pull it off against the Boston Red Sox, 3 to 2, on July 29, 1979.

Game Info

July 28, 1979

BOS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Rick Burleson R. Burleson SS	4	0	1	1	0	1
Carlton Fisk C. Fisk C	3	0	0	1	0	0
Fred Lynn F. Lynn CF	2	1	0	0	2	0
Jim Rice J. Rice DH	4	0	2	0	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski LF	4	0	0	1	0	0
Bob Watson B. Watson 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0
Butch Hobson B. Hobson 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dwight Evans D. Evans RF	3	0	1	0	0	0
Larry Wolfe L. Wolfe 2B	1	1	1	0	1	0
Totals	28	3	6	3	4	1

TEX

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Johnny Grubb J. Grubb RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Al Oliver A. Oliver CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Richie Zisk R. Zisk LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Oscar Gamble O. Gamble DH	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
Dave Roberts D. Roberts 2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Jorgensen M. Jorgensen PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larvell Blanks L. Blanks 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Sample B. Sample PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Nelson Norman N. Norman SS	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
John Ellis J. Ellis PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	2	11	2	1	1	2	7

Batting

2B: J. Rice

TB: R. Burleson, D. Evans, B. Hobson, J. Rice 3, L. Wolfe

RBI: R. Burleson, C. Fisk, C. Yastrzemski

IBB: F. Lynn

SAC: D. Evans, L. Wolfe

SF: C. Fisk

GIDP: B. Hobson, B. Watson

Batting

2B: O. Gamble, A. Oliver

HR: J. Sundberg

TB: B. Bell 2, O. Gamble 2, N. Norman 2, A. Oliver 3, P. Putnam, J. Sundberg 4, R. Zisk 2

RBI: J. Sundberg 2

GIDP: A. Oliver, P. Putnam, J. Sundberg

Baserunning

SB: N. Norman

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Mike Torrez M. Torrez (W)	7.1	11	2	2	2	6	1	2.45
Dick Drago D. Drago (S)	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	2	2	2	7	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Doyle Alexander D. Alexander (L)	5.1	5	3	3	4	1	5.06
Sparky Lyle S. Lyle	3.2	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	4	1

WP: M. Torrez

Batters faced: D. Drago 4, M. Torrez 33

Batters faced: D. Alexander 24, S. Lyle 11

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Rick Burleson R. Burleson SS	4	0	1	1	0	1
Carlton Fisk C. Fisk C	3	0	0	1	0	0
Fred Lynn F. Lynn CF	2	1	0	0	2	0
Jim Rice J. Rice DH	4	0	2	0	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski LF	4	0	0	1	0	0
Bob Watson B. Watson 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0
Butch Hobson B. Hobson 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dwight Evans D. Evans RF	3	0	1	0	0	0
Larry Wolfe L. Wolfe 2B	1	1	1	0	1	0
Totals	28	3	6	3	4	1

Batting

2B: J. Rice

TB: R. Burleson, D. Evans, B. Hobson, J. Rice 3, L. Wolfe

RBI: R. Burleson, C. Fisk, C. Yastrzemski

IBB: F. Lynn

SAC: D. Evans, L. Wolfe

SF: C. Fisk

GIDP: B. Hobson, B. Watson

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Mike Torrez M. Torrez (W)	7.1	11	2	2	2	6	1	2.45
Dick Drago D. Drago (S)	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	2	2	2	7	1

WP: M. Torrez

Batters faced: D. Drago 4, M. Torrez 33

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Johnny Grubb J. Grubb RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Al Oliver A. Oliver CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Richie Zisk R. Zisk LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Oscar Gamble O. Gamble DH	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
Dave Roberts D. Roberts 2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Jorgensen M. Jorgensen PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larvell Blanks L. Blanks 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Sample B. Sample PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Nelson Norman N. Norman SS	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
John Ellis J. Ellis PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	2	11	2	1	1	2	7

Batting

2B: O. Gamble, A. Oliver

HR: J. Sundberg

TB: B. Bell 2, O. Gamble 2, N. Norman 2, A. Oliver 3, P. Putnam, J. Sundberg 4, R. Zisk 2

RBI: J. Sundberg 2

GIDP: A. Oliver, P. Putnam, J. Sundberg

Baserunning

SB: N. Norman

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Doyle Alexander D. Alexander (L)	5.1	5	3	3	4	1	5.06
Sparky Lyle S. Lyle	3.2	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	4	1

Batters faced: D. Alexander 24, S. Lyle 11

62-37 BOS

TEX 54-48

Team Stats

Current Series

1979 AL East

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